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Recruit & Hire Undergraduate Business Students

Find the Next Generation of Business Leaders at Wisconsin

We’re here to help your organization achieve your recruiting goals. Our industry-focused employer engagement team provides custom one-on-one assistance to help you identify and hire high-performing, team-focused, professional Business Badgers.

Brett Jones

Brett Jones

Director of Employer Engagement
Industry lead for Startups, Sports/Entertainment, Consulting, and Social Impact
Michael Quesnell

Michael Quesnell

Assistant Director, Employer Development
Industry lead for Tech, Digital & Analytics, and Buy-side Finance
Amanda Eannelli

Amanda M Eannelli

Assistant Director, Employer Engagement
Industry lead for CPG, Retail, Risk & Insurance, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Transportation & Logistics, and Media & Advertising
Ashley Wilcox

Ashley Wilcox

Assistant Director, Employer Engagement
Industry lead for Accounting, Financial Services and Real Estate
Jenny Lanzel

Jenny Lanzel

Employer Events Manager

Handshake—Your Gateway to Recruiting

Post jobs or internships

Connect to UW–Madison students with Handshake, a recruiting platform used by over 200,000 employers across the country. Post jobs or internships, register for career fairs, schedule on-campus interviews, and more. Creating an account is free and only takes a few minutes

Interview Our Students

We take care of logistics to ensure you have a great recruiting experience

Our Career Engagement Studio offers 10 interview rooms to help you connect directly with potential talent. Interviews are held at 3290 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706.

Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. Upon arrival, we will provide a packet containing the interview schedule and student résumés.

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Virtual Interviews

Virtual interview options are also available. We encourage you to schedule virtual interviews in Handshake, which allows us to make our interview rooms available to students during your scheduled virtual interview day.

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Scheduling

You are encouraged to schedule second-round interviews on Fridays, with first-round interviews scheduled for the remaining days of the week. Interview schedules are customizable but typically consist of 30 minute time slots with a 30 minute morning and afternoon break and an hour lunch break.

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Parking

Limited parking is available on a by-request basis. If you require parking on campus for your visit, please request at least three weeks in advance.

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Refreshments

The Capital Café is conveniently located on the first floor of Grainger Hall. Upon arrival, company representatives will receive a guest pass for complimentary beverage or snacks at our 1st floor Café. Lunch breaks are typically built into your interview schedule between 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. unless you request otherwise.

Career Engagement Studio

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Use our flexible space for networking events, coffee chats, workshops, presentations, and other engagements with students. Work with your industry lead to customize an engagement strategy in our unique space.

Career Fairs

Connect with more than 3,000 students seeking full-time and internship positions

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Build your campus visibility and connect with UW–Madison students interested in business careers. UW–Madison hosts two all-campus career and internship fairs each year, in September and February.

Additionally, several academic departments within the Wisconsin School of Business host their own career fairs. Real estate, risk management and insurance, accounting, and supply chain are examples.

Job & Internships Offers

Offer schedule

SemesterOffersDate
Summer internships & programsFull-time conversion offers resulting from previous summer internships + internship offers resulting from summer activities such as leadership conferencesNovember 1, or two weeks after the offer is made, whichever comes later
Fall interviewsFull-time or internship offersNovember 1, or two weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later
Spring interviews for Summer 2024Full-time or internship offersProvide at least two weeks after offer is made
Spring interviews for Summer 2025Internship offersApril 15th, 2024, or two weeks, whichever comes later

General guidelines

Raise Your Visibility on Campus

Build brand recognition on campus and connect with undergraduate business students. Contact your industry lead to discuss engagement opportunities in more detail.

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Engagement opportunities

  • Host presentations, coffee chats, and networking events
  • Collaborate on experiential learning opportunities, such as case competitions, case studies, and site visits
  • Build and market a job shadow experience
  • Create an internship program
  • Connect with 45+ business-focused student organizations
  • Support career exploration, development, and preparation programming

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Employer Partnership Program

Establish a strategic presence for your organization. Build relationships with students, staff, academic departments and leaders through increased visibility, access, and engagement opportunities.

Choose your partnership pathway and talk with our team to collaborate on an engagement strategy that delivers a return on investment aligned with your organization’s recruiting goals. All partners receive these benefits:

  • Access to recruiting and educational activities in our Career Engagement Studio
  • Invitation to participate in our fall and spring Employer Partner meetings
  • Preferential table location and/or recognition at WSB career and internship fair events

Choose your partnership pathway:

Gold: Faculty Connections & Experiential Engagement – $10,000+

Establish your organization as a flagship partner for the Wisconsin School of Business, with connections to Career Forward programming, faculty and academic departments. Work with leadership to establish signature student experiences.

  • Facilitated relationship building with select academic departments and Career Forward Pathway Consultants
  • Invitation to ‘design a day’ in the Career Engagement Studio
  • 1 free table at both Fall + Spring Campus Wide Career Fairs
  • Career Fair sponsorship package
  • Custom programming + strategic connections designed around your organization’s recruiting goals
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Silver: Career Engagement & Industry Prioritization – $5,000

Further your recruiting reach with strategic connections to the Career Engagement Team, and position your organization as a priority partner within your industry.

  • Targeted email promotion of company’s campus events
  • Priority access to career pathway-specific programming relevant to company’s hiring goals
  • Facilitated introductions to select student organizations of interest
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Bronze: Brand Awareness & Exposure – $2,500

Make your company and opportunities visible to our students and provide opportunities to support student career preparation and build your recruiting pipeline.

  • Brand visibility within Career Engagement Studio, BBA website, in publications and on digital platforms
  • Invitation to participate in large-scale career preparation events, including mock interviews, job shadows, etc.
  • Priority access to scheduling on-campus interviews and events
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HIDDEN SECTION

Employment database

The undergraduate business and MAcc employment outcomes database allows you to view full-time and internship outcomes by majors, and sort by employer, job title, city, state, internship, and full-time positions. Salaries are not included.

Salary Database

This Wisconsin undergraduate salary outcomes database allows you to create and download custom salary reports. These reports show our full-time and internship employment outcomes by major, region, industry, job function, and job title, including salaries, averages, and bonuses.

Top Destination Metro Areas for Graduates

Midwest: Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Madison, Milwaukee, Fox River Valley
Northeast: New York City, Boston, Washington D. C.
West: Bay Area, Los Angeles
Southwest: Denver, Austin, Dallas—Fort Worth
South: Atlanta

Andrew Quinn
New York, New York

Andrew Quinn, BBA ’11

Co-Founder and CFO/COO at PathWell Health | Finance, Accounting, and Economics
Ash Gupta
Palo Alto, California

Ash Gupta, BBA ’10

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Galaxy Capital Partners
Cynthia Chu
Newark, New Jersey

Cynthia Chu, BBA ’99

CFO and Growth Officer at Audible | Finance + Marketing
Diana Xiong
San Francisco, California

Diana Xiong, BBA ’20

Account Strategist at Google | Marketing
Jake Wood
Los Angeles, California

Jake Wood, BBA ’05

Founder and Executive Chairman at Team Rubicon and Founder and CEO at Groundswell | Real Estate
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Jennifer Olson, BBA ’95, MBA ’97

SVP/Chief Operating Officer at Children’s Minnesota | Finance
Jim Wuthrich
Los Angeles, California

Jim Wuthrich, BBA ’86

President of Content Distribution at Warner Media | Marketing
Joe Simler
Dallas, Texas

Joe Simler, BBA ’08

Senior Manager, Corporate Sponsorships at Dallas Cowboys | Marketing
Jon Fasoli
Mountain View, California

Jon Fasoli, BBA ’09

Vice President, Small Business and Self-Employed Segment Leader at Intuit
Joseline Nyinawabera
Madison, Wisconsin

Joseline Nyinawabera, BBA ’13, MBA ’22

Founder at BlkBld & Co. | Marketing and Human Resources
Katie Bergen
Denver, Colorado

Katie Bergen, BBA ’09

Senior Director, Investor Relations and Capital Strategies at EverWest Real Estate Investors | Real Estate and Urban Land Economics; Finance, Investment and Banking
Nolan Cunningham
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nolan Cunningham, BBA ’17

Sr. Process and Controls Analyst at HomeServices of America | Management and Marketing
Reena Vokoun
San Diego, California

Reena Vokoun, BBA ’98

Founder and CEO at Passion Fit | Marketing + Management
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Rodney Lynk Jr., BBA ’09

Chief Academic Officer at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School | Finance Investment Banking and Risk Management Insurance
Ryan Oremus
Boston, Massachusetts

Ryan Oremus, BBA ’97

Sr. Vice President of Finance at Boston Red Sox | Accounting and Finance
Shawn Michaels
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Shawn Michels, BBA ’18

Founder and CEO at Steady Shot, LLC | Accounting
Sidney Ullrich
Chicago, Illinois

Sidney Ullrich, BBA ’18

Associate Category Manager at Walgreens | Marketing and Operations and Technology Management
73,301
Annual base salary for graduates
— (69% of full-time acceptances reported a salary)
59
received a signing bonus
4,586
Internship average monthly salary
— (241 reported internship salaries)
94
employment acceptance rate
— (within six months of graduation)
65
accepted their full-time positions by November 30

Full-Time Position Acceptances and Average Salaries by Career Pathway (2022-2023)

Corporate Accounting

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 4
  • Average salaries – $61,438

Public Accounting

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 21
  • Average salaries – $67,421

Asset Management

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 13
  • Average salaries – $70,529

Buy-side Finance

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 4
  • Average salaries – $80,000

Commercial and Consumer Banking

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 24
  • Average salaries – $74,816

Corporate Finance

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 42
  • Average salaries – $65,631

Investment Banking

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 48
  • Average salaries – $102,942

Investment Research

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 30
  • Average salaries – $80,495

Sales and Trading

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 5
  • Average salaries – $94,286

Wealth Management

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 17
  • Average salaries – $64,736

Lead Generation and Content Strategy

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 12
  • Average salaries – $46,100

Marketing Analytics and Insights

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 29
  • Average salaries – $64,854

Marketing Management

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 22
  • Average salaries – $52,783

Sales and Business Development

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 65
  • Average salaries – $55,912

Logistics

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 6
  • Average salaries – $63,545

Planning

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 8
  • Average salaries – $66,133

Process Analysis and Improvement

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 14
  • Average salaries – $67,358

Procurement and Sourcing

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 19
  • Average salaries – $64,367

Business Analytics

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 12
  • Average salaries – $65,643

Data Analytics

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 7
  • Average salaries – $72,463

Database Analytics

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 1
  • Average salaries – –

Product Management

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 6
  • Average salaries – $69,167

Programming

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 2
  • Average salaries – $110,000

Project Management

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 12
  • Average salaries – $69,231

Systems Analysis & Design

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 8
  • Average salaries – $65,670

Economic Consulting

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 1
  • Average salaries – –

Strategy or Management Consulting

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 30
  • Average salaries – $88,010

Technology Consulting

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 18
  • Average salaries – $86,733

Asset & Portfolio Management and Brokerage

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 26
  • Average salaries – $67,382

Commercial Real Estate Finance and Valuation

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 50
  • Average salaries – $78,966

Corporate Real Estate

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 1
  • Average salaries – –

Development and Construction

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 11
  • Average salaries – $77,616

Real Estate Private Equity Investment

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 6
  • Average salaries – $94,286

Actuarial Science

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 44
  • Average salaries – $78,561

Brokerage and Risk Consulting

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 7
  • Average salaries – $68,929

Corporate Risk Management

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 3
  • Average salaries – $56,000

Insurance

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 14
  • Average salaries – $69,148

Sustainability & CSR

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 2
  • Average salaries – $75,000

Employee Development

  • Full-time positions acceptances – –
  • Average salaries – –

General Management

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 4
  • Average salaries – $46,237

Human Resources Generalist

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 5
  • Average salaries – $58,800

Talent Acquisition

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 5
  • Average salaries – $61,756

Total Rewards

  • Full-time positions acceptances – –
  • Average salaries – –

Internship Acceptances and Average Monthly Salary by Career Pathway (2022-2023)

Corporate Accounting

  • Internship acceptances – 6
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,636

Public Accounting

  • Internship acceptances – 10
  • Average monthly salaries – $5,424

Asset Management

  • Internship acceptances – 6
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,400

Buy-side Finance

  • Internship acceptances – 3
  • Average monthly salaries – $5,061

Commercial and Consumer Banking

  • Internship acceptances – 7
  • Average monthly salaries – $4,884

Corporate Finance

  • Internship acceptances – 25
  • Average monthly salaries – $4,410

Investment Banking

  • Internship acceptances – 11
  • Average monthly salaries – $8,863

Investment Research

  • Internship acceptances – 9
  • Average monthly salaries – $7,196

Sales and Trading

  • Internship acceptances – 4
  • Average monthly salaries – $5,850

Wealth Management

  • Internship acceptances – 3
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,878

Lead Generation and Content Strategy

  • Internship acceptances – 6
  • Average monthly salaries – $2,687

Marketing Analytics and Insights

  • Internship acceptances – 12
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,770

Marketing Management

  • Internship acceptances – 9
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Sales and Business Development

  • Internship acceptances – 5
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,467

Logistics

  • Internship acceptances – 9
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,271

Planning

  • Internship acceptances – 5
  • Average monthly salaries – $4,199

Process Analysis and Improvement

  • Internship acceptances – 1
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Procurement and Sourcing

  • Internship acceptances – 3
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Business Analytics

  • Internship acceptances – 2
  • Average monthly salaries – $4,333

Data Analytics

  • Internship acceptances – –
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Database Analytics

  • Internship acceptances – –
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Product Management

  • Internship acceptances – 2
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Programming

  • Internship acceptances – 1
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Project Management

  • Internship acceptances – 1
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Systems Analysis & Design

  • Internship acceptances – 2
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,640

Economic Consulting

  • Internship acceptances – –
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Strategy or Management Consulting

  • Internship acceptances – 9
  • Average monthly salaries – $7,179

Technology Consulting

  • Full-time positions acceptances – 5
  • Average salaries – $5,720

Asset & Portfolio Management and Brokerage

  • Internship acceptances – 9
  • Average monthly salaries – $4,154

Commercial Real Estate Finance and Valuation

  • Internship acceptances – 4
  • Average monthly salaries – $5,662

Corporate Real Estate

  • Internship acceptances – 2
  • Average monthly salaries – $5,200

Development and Construction

  • Internship acceptances – 9
  • Average monthly salaries – $4,494

Real Estate Private Equity Investment

  • Internship acceptances – 6
  • Average monthly salaries – $4,531

Actuarial Science

  • Internship acceptances – 16
  • Average monthly salaries – $5,165

Brokerage and Risk Consulting

  • Internship acceptances – –
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Corporate Risk Management

  • Internship acceptances – –
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Insurance

  • Internship acceptances – 5
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,529

Sustainability & CSR

  • Internship acceptances – –
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Employee Development

  • Internship acceptances – 1
  • Average monthly salaries – –

General Management

  • Internship acceptances – –
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Human Resources Generalist

  • Internship acceptances – 8
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,484

Talent Acquisition

  • Internship acceptances – 1
  • Average monthly salaries – –

Total Rewards

  • Internship acceptances – 3
  • Average monthly salaries – $3,236